HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961

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Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
HNK Rijeka 4 Β· Istra 1961 6
Referee Stats
17 matches Β· 3.47 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.47
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.47
Over 4.5 cards 41%
Home wins 47%
Draws 29%
Away wins 24%

Team Overview

HNK Rijeka (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 15
Avg: 1.61 / 0.83

Points

32
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6
Istra 1961 (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 26
Avg: 1.11 / 1.44

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this HNL fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
1.11
1.61
GF
1.11
0.83
GA
1.44
39%
O2.5
50%
33%
BTTS
44%
50%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

HNK Rijeka rank4th
Istra 1961 rank6th
HNK Rijeka points53
Istra 1961 points43
HNK Rijeka: #4 Β· 53 pts Β· GD +13
15 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Istra 1961: #6 Β· 43 pts Β· GD -11
25 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

HNK Rijeka last 5 home

W W D L L
Points7/15
Weighted index67
Goals5-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Istra 1961 last 5 away

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals3-5
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

HNK Rijeka trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.528%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 83% Β· Over 1.5 78% Β· Over 3.5 28% Β· 1H BTTS 11%

Istra 1961 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 94% Β· Over 1.5 72% Β· Over 3.5 22% Β· 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

HNK Rijeka score at home67%
HNK Rijeka clean sheet at home50%
Istra 1961 score away56%
Istra 1961 clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

HNK Rijeka score first50%
HNK Rijeka win after scoring first78%
Istra 1961 score first39%
Istra 1961 win after scoring first57%
Comeback rate after conceding first: HNK Rijeka 50% Β· Istra 1961 11%
Avg first goal minute: HNK Rijeka 35.4' Β· Istra 1961 21.3'

Vs league average

HNK Rijeka score at home1.61 vs 1.46
HNK Rijeka concede at home0.83 vs 1.20
Istra 1961 score away1.11 vs 1.20
Istra 1961 concede away1.44 vs 1.46
HNK Rijeka score 10% above league average, while Istra 1961 score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: HNK Rijeka are 31% below league average at home, and Istra 1961 are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

HNK Rijeka goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 0

Istra 1961 goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
46-60 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 3
61-75 2

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games40
Home Wins27
Draws8
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals17 (42.5%)
BTTS15 (37.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games20
Home Wins13
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (45.0%)
BTTS6 (30.0%)

HNK Rijeka vs Istra 1961 Head-to-Head History by Season